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TopicMinistry of Defence

Topic: Ministry of Defence

Indian-origin businessman wants to sue wife for fathering son with another man

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The man's father, an alleged arms dealer, features in the CBI's list of 'Undesirable Contact Men'.

Why Modi govt restored ‘ration in kind’ facility for military officers in peace areas

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
The provision of 'ration in kind' was withdrawn in 2017 by the previous Narendra Modi government and replaced with a daily cash allowance of Rs 96.

Vice-Admiral’s daughter fighting Modi govt has been living in Navy facility against rules

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Kota House is meant for officers or their families in transit, & duration of accommodation is usually 3 months. But Verma's daughter has been 'staying there since 2008'.

Congress outs new page of MoD Rafale note, hints ‘bank guarantee dropped after PMO talks’

Snehesh Alex Philip -
A Union Defence Ministry note from 2015 has triggered a fresh controversy over the Rafale deal between India and France.

Nobody flagged any objections before me, says IAF officer who led Rafale negotiations

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Reacting to a news report about MoD officials raising objections to the Rafale deal, former IAF deputy chief S.B.P. Sinha says he’s heard about this only now.

India pulls off big feat as indigenous combat helicopter decimates target in air

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The indigenous Light Combat Helicopter has been designed and developed by state-run defence manufacturer HAL.

Arrogant bureaucracy and a sulking Army are not good for India’s national security

Lt Gen H S Panag (retd) -
The military leadership resents the overarching power of the bureaucrats in the MoD.

Defence ministry says both police and Indian Army jawans to blame for bust-up at Bomdila

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
Ministry is probing how a local-level brawl escalated into a war of institutions, after IAS body demanded action against Indian Army personnel.

Indian Army proposes different appraisal form for Lt Cols who miss promotion, stokes anger

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
The Indian Army proposal is reportedly meant to distinguish the officers still motivated to work from those who lose heart

There is growing civil-military dissonance and acrimony in India’s defence ministry

Admiral Arun Prakash Retd. -
The Indian military needs to introspect and ensure that no one has the cause to cast aspersions on its personnel.
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IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Shailaja Bajpai -
Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

Why electoral ‘reform’ is cause for worry—the Modi govt uses it to cement political hold

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Economy

IndiGo’s profits dipped, most airlines sunk into losses last fiscal even as flier numbers soared

Udit Bubna -
Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.

Defence

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Vaibhav Pant -
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

National Interest

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

Shekhar Gupta -
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.

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